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chris stevens who was one of those who helped bring down could defeat. right then as you can live from the u.s. capital with us here thank you for that. right now we have a chance to discuss of the attacks on the american diplomats with a.j. pressure director of the international studies trinity college here with us good to see you this thanks for being on r.t. now the libyan opposition largely relied on u.s. aid to jaring and off to the military uprising does that latest violence show that many libyans don't want to welcome this kind of alliance well let's put that word opposition in brackets because it refers to dual different kinds of social sections one is the section that seems to reap the fruits of political power and that is the section led by mahmoud jabril the new liberal prime minister of libya and no who was from the gulf states he had come back in the two thousands and then became as it were the feast of the rebellion in twenty eleven as far as the west was concerned there's another side to the opposition which was largely the plebeian the pe
chris stevens who was one of those who helped bring down could defeat. right then as you can live from the u.s. capital with us here thank you for that. right now we have a chance to discuss of the attacks on the american diplomats with a.j. pressure director of the international studies trinity college here with us good to see you this thanks for being on r.t. now the libyan opposition largely relied on u.s. aid to jaring and off to the military uprising does that latest violence show that...
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american consulate in benghazi resulting in the death of four americans including ambassador christopher stevens. >> this attack should affect all people of all faves around the world. >> romney issued a statement saying it is disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern, they quoted the obama and demonstration saying the statement by the cairo embassy was not issued by washington. there reported the same statement on abc news. on thursday, a wall street journal editorial said his political faux pas was to offend a pundit class who wants to concede the foreign-policy debate to obama without thinking seriously about this issue. do you agree with that, evan? >> no. this is all war room bluster. something happens and you have to attack right away? this is mindless. i don't think it will stick. >> you said you would have told them to go to hell. any thoughts on that? >> i surely believe that the timeline you gave completely vindicates what romney did. you said a statement was issued
american consulate in benghazi resulting in the death of four americans including ambassador christopher stevens. >> this attack should affect all people of all faves around the world. >> romney issued a statement saying it is disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. >> at 10:00 p.m. eastern, they quoted the obama and demonstration saying the statement by the cairo embassy was not...
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plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner told reporters he's not optimistic a deal can get done. >> i'm not confident at all. the house has done its job. on both the sequester and the looming tax hikes. the senate at some point has to act. and on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >> joining me now, sheldon white house. before i get to this, i want to ask you about your reaction and where your head is on aid to egypt. the egyptian government has yet to condemn this attack on the united states embassy in cairo. how troubling is that development for you? >> it's unhealthy for the egyptian government not to respond in a way that shows their concern fo
plus to mourn the death of ambassador stevens from libya. but there was another big story overnight that does matter around the world and that is moody's warning tuesday that it could become the second major credit agency to downgrade the nation's credit rating before the end of the year if congress fails to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and reduce the debt. speaker john boehner told reporters he's not optimistic a deal can get done. >> i'm not confident at all. the house has...
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la secretaria de estado hill ril aÉrea de andrews, el cuerpo del embajador de estados unidos chris stevens y otros 3 colegas murieron en un ataque al consulado estadounidense en bengasi. hoy, fueron descritos como hÉroes y patriotas. >>> la justicia llegara para todos quienes le hagan daÑo a los estadounidense dijo obama y a pesar del dolor estaremos firs mes, porque somos americanos y mantenemos nuestra frente en altos. >>> es un ex miembro del cuerpo diplomÁtico dice que es una gran familia. >>> es muy triste, pero eso es una muestra, que los que estÁn desarmados estÁn en la diplomacia estÁ en el camino de peligro en el servicio de los estados unidos. >>> las protestas, se deben por la pelÍcula filmada en california, que consideran ofensiva, a el islam. en una turba irrumpiÓ en una base de las fuerzas ente nacionales de paz. hiriÓ a 4 soldados colombianos. el presidente egipcio exhortÓ a los musulmanes, no atacar a las embajadas, creen algunos por reparar las relaciones tensas con washington. >>> no creo que los queremos un aliado y obama dijo en una entrevista exclusiva. telem
la secretaria de estado hill ril aÉrea de andrews, el cuerpo del embajador de estados unidos chris stevens y otros 3 colegas murieron en un ataque al consulado estadounidense en bengasi. hoy, fueron descritos como hÉroes y patriotas. >>> la justicia llegara para todos quienes le hagan daÑo a los estadounidense dijo obama y a pesar del dolor estaremos firs mes, porque somos americanos y mantenemos nuestra frente en altos. >>> es un ex miembro del cuerpo diplomÁtico dice que...
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chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to i do at -- de at the hands of terrorists in more than three decades. james rosen is life in washington. james? >> shep, good evening, a northern california native john christopher stevens graduated from the university of california at berkeley and volunteered for the peace corps in the early 80's. he would spend two years in the hills of morocco teaching english. he fell in love with this volatile region. during the arab spring clinton tapped stevens who become washington wants envoy to the libyan rebels. at that time stevens arrived in benghazi the city where he later died on a cargo ship. four months ago stevens starred in this cross cultural outreach video in which the placed subtitles. >> since joining the foreign service, i have spent almost my entire career in the middle east and knot africa. one of the things that impressed me when i was last in libya listening to stories from the people who are old enough to have traveled and studied in the united states, back wh
chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to i do at -- de at the hands of terrorists in more than three decades. james rosen is life in washington. james? >> shep, good evening, a northern california native john christopher stevens graduated from the university of california at berkeley and volunteered for the peace corps in the early 80's. he would spend two years in the hills of morocco teaching english. he fell in love with this volatile region. during the arab spring clinton tapped...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens was killed in benghazi. also dead with three other embassy officials. after protesters with automatic rifles, rocket row spelled grenades attacked the u.s. consulate and set it on fire in benghazi. president obama said in a statement this morning, quote, i strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in benghazi which took the lives of four americans including ambassador chris stevens. while the united states rejects efforts to deny great the religious rebeliefs of other, we must oppose kind of senseless violence that took the lives of these public ser vabts. according to the white house, the president was informed by national security adviser yesterday afternoon as he started his weekly meeting with secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs. then president obama was notified last night that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for and then this morning he was notified about his death. secretary of state hillary clinton also condemned the attacks expressing, quote, proceed noub
ambassador to libya chris stevens was killed in benghazi. also dead with three other embassy officials. after protesters with automatic rifles, rocket row spelled grenades attacked the u.s. consulate and set it on fire in benghazi. president obama said in a statement this morning, quote, i strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in benghazi which took the lives of four americans including ambassador chris stevens. while the united states rejects efforts to deny great...
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before stevens left the u.s., he spoke with steven browning. >> very earnest, and somewhat humbled by the task was about to undertake. i think he was very conscious of the enormity of the task. >> reporter: it was a dream come true for the bay area native. >> he was just a great, all around guy. one of those guys from school that just stood out. >> reporter: stevens graduated from the uc berkely in 1982 with a history major. >> it was a big shock. >> reporter: his former professor, david lavine remembers him as a confident man trying to promote peace. >> for the ambassador to go to that conflict, that shows you what kind of a guy he was. it just was completely unnecessary, of the sense of within his job description, but completely necessary in terms of the kind of guy he was. >> reporter: friends came with flowers today. >> i don't have much to offer today, but just as a friend reach out. >> reporter: stevens never married. his mother said he was a great son, uncle, and man. they will be flying to washington, d.c. tomorrow to prepare for the arrival of her son's body coming home. jana
before stevens left the u.s., he spoke with steven browning. >> very earnest, and somewhat humbled by the task was about to undertake. i think he was very conscious of the enormity of the task. >> reporter: it was a dream come true for the bay area native. >> he was just a great, all around guy. one of those guys from school that just stood out. >> reporter: stevens graduated from the uc berkely in 1982 with a history major. >> it was a big shock. >>...
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libya. >> my name is chris stevens. i am the new u.s. ambassador. i had the honor to serve as the u.s. envoy to the libyan during the revolution. i was thrilled to see the libyan people stand up and fight for their rights. now i am excited to return to libya for the great work they have started. >> he returned to libya and his life was ended by this apparent targeted attack in benghazi, libya. like our troops our diplomats around the world put their lives on the looifrn ry day. >> everything that seemed weird yesterday now seems to be a big puzzle. we ju back in june the united states had taken out in a drone strike the number two of al qaeda, the most dangerous according to united states defense officials and security officials. the most dangerous in al qaeda we took out number 2 back in june. they went to ramadan never said anything. yesterday on one of the web sites they put out a video confirming that the united states or a drone attack had killed abu anas al-liby by. they confirmed this in a video on 9-11. maybe th
libya. >> my name is chris stevens. i am the new u.s. ambassador. i had the honor to serve as the u.s. envoy to the libyan during the revolution. i was thrilled to see the libyan people stand up and fight for their rights. now i am excited to return to libya for the great work they have started. >> he returned to libya and his life was ended by this apparent targeted attack in benghazi, libya. like our troops our diplomats around the world put their lives on the looifrn ry day....
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. >> i think one of the things that may have played a role in his vulnerability is that ambassador stevens was something of a hero to the people of benghazi. he was stationed there throughout the conflict. he really provided eager and important support to the rebels who were trying to oust colonel moammawarr qaddi tt fight was going on. he's somebody who's seen around town not necessarily with a heavy guard eating local food at local places, hanging out with local people. he's friends with a number of sheikhs, with many of the prominent local intellectuals. i think he had reason to believe the city of benghazi really had his back, that he was very welcome there. >> rose: continuing on the subject of libya, i talked earlier today by telephone from geneva with former secretary general of the united nations kofi annan. what should we worry about when you see the kinds of demonstrations we have seen in cairo and the more lethal consequences in libya about a response to a privately produced film that has nothing to do with america or the american government. >> i think that those kinds of incid
. >> i think one of the things that may have played a role in his vulnerability is that ambassador stevens was something of a hero to the people of benghazi. he was stationed there throughout the conflict. he really provided eager and important support to the rebels who were trying to oust colonel moammawarr qaddi tt fight was going on. he's somebody who's seen around town not necessarily with a heavy guard eating local food at local places, hanging out with local people. he's friends...
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the world needs more chris stevens. i spoke with his sister, ann, this morning, and told her that he will be remembered as a hero by many nations. sean smith was an air force veteran. he spent ten years as an information management officer in the state department. he was posted and was in libya on a brief temporary assignment. he was a husband to his wife, heather, to whom i spoke this morning, and he was a father to two young children, samantha and nathan. they will grow up being proud of the service their father gave to our country, service that took him to baghdad and finally to benghazi. the mission that drew chris and sean and their colleagues to libya is both noble and necessary. and we and the people of libya honor their memory by carrying it forward. this is not easy. today many americans are asking indeed, i asked myself, how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? this question reflects just how complicated and at times how confounding
the world needs more chris stevens. i spoke with his sister, ann, this morning, and told her that he will be remembered as a hero by many nations. sean smith was an air force veteran. he spent ten years as an information management officer in the state department. he was posted and was in libya on a brief temporary assignment. he was a husband to his wife, heather, to whom i spoke this morning, and he was a father to two young children, samantha and nathan. they will grow up being proud of the...
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about china's growth so how does this stimulus factor into the equation will last commodities expert steven lee and speaking of commodities barack obama in his speech at the d.n.c. last night talked about a path where the u.s. controls more of its own energy here's what he said about oil. in the last year alone we can't all imports by one million barrels a day more than any administration in recent history well whatever speaking of control the white house has reportedly been considering another release of emergency oil reserves despite this possible manipulation along with slowdowns in places like china and of course in europe we'll talk to analysts lindsay hall about why she still anticipates higher prices for oil let's get to day's capital account . so as we know a new jobs report is out today for august which is a great reminder of what i was talking about with our guest yesterday which is why statistics are misleading and the mainstream press is not a great place to get your economic news so the report undershoot expectations once again the economy added only ninety six thousand jobs wh
about china's growth so how does this stimulus factor into the equation will last commodities expert steven lee and speaking of commodities barack obama in his speech at the d.n.c. last night talked about a path where the u.s. controls more of its own energy here's what he said about oil. in the last year alone we can't all imports by one million barrels a day more than any administration in recent history well whatever speaking of control the white house has reportedly been considering another...
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but i had gotten to know chris stevens quite well. and in ambassador chris stevens' death, the libyan people have lost someone in their democratic revolution. the american people have lost a selfless and dedicated servant of our interests and values and i have lost a friend. my thoughts and prayers today are with chris's family and the loved ones of his fallen colleagues. may god grant them comfort in their time of grieve. one of my most memorable meetings with chris stevens was last april. as u.s. eninvoice to the libyan opposition, he had traveled to benghazi at great personal risk to represent the country that he loved so much. it was clear that there was no where that chris would rather have been than libya. we spent the day together meeting opposition leaders and many ordinary citizens who spoke about how much the opportunity to finally live in freedom meant to them and how grateful they were for america's support. chris stevens embasodied that support and his passion for his mission was infectious. i kept in touch with him. i wa
but i had gotten to know chris stevens quite well. and in ambassador chris stevens' death, the libyan people have lost someone in their democratic revolution. the american people have lost a selfless and dedicated servant of our interests and values and i have lost a friend. my thoughts and prayers today are with chris's family and the loved ones of his fallen colleagues. may god grant them comfort in their time of grieve. one of my most memorable meetings with chris stevens was last april. as...
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ambassador to libya and bay area native, chris stevens. i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> he called attacks that killed the ambassador and three others assault on the ideals on which the u.s. was founded and issued a strong warning to iran. >> reporter: the backdrop for the president's address to the united nations this morning was a flexing of military muscle in the persian gulf. -- gulf the president paid tribute to the four americans killed during the attacks in libya. >> the president: we must reaffirm our future will be determined by people like chris stevens not by his killers. today we must declare this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. >> reporter: the remarks at the u.n. this morning sent an unmistakeable message. >> the president: make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. >> reporter: israel has threatened a airstrike against iran if the country does not halt its nu
ambassador to libya and bay area native, chris stevens. i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> he called attacks that killed the ambassador and three others assault on the ideals on which the u.s. was founded and issued a strong warning to iran. >> reporter: the backdrop for the president's address to the united nations this morning was a flexing of military muscle in the persian gulf. -- gulf the president paid tribute to the four americans killed during the...
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ambassador to libya and bay area native, chris stevens. i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> he called attacks that killed the ambassador and three others assault on the ideals on which the u.s. was founded and issued a strong warning to iran. >> reporter: the backdrop for the president's address to the united nations this morning was a flexing of military muscle in the persian gulf. -- gulf the president paid tribute to the four americans killed during the attacks in libya. >> the president: we must reaffirm our future will be determined by people like chris stevens not by his killers. today we must declare this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. >> reporter: the remarks at the u.n. this morning sent an unmistakeable message. >> the president: make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. >> reporter: israel has threatened a airstrike against iran if the country does not halt its nu
ambassador to libya and bay area native, chris stevens. i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> he called attacks that killed the ambassador and three others assault on the ideals on which the u.s. was founded and issued a strong warning to iran. >> reporter: the backdrop for the president's address to the united nations this morning was a flexing of military muscle in the persian gulf. -- gulf the president paid tribute to the four americans killed during the...
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consulate that killed ambassador chris stevens. libya's president says the attack was planned, but that's not what u.s. officials are saying. nbc's brian mooar has the latest. >> was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous, or did terrorists use protests over an antiislamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding, they came with heavy weapons, which, unfortunately, are readily available in post revolutionary libya. >> reporter: libya's interim president said it was coordinated, but not by libyans. >> it was planned by foreigners, by people who -- who entered the country a few months ago. >> reporter: libyan officials have rounded up dozens of suspects. the fbi hopes to deliver a definitive answer on what happened but has been unable to reach the consulate in benghazi, because it's still too range rouse. waves from north africa to asia appear to be ebbing, but critics of current u.s. policy say protests are not the problem. they are a symptom. >> if we all decide t
consulate that killed ambassador chris stevens. libya's president says the attack was planned, but that's not what u.s. officials are saying. nbc's brian mooar has the latest. >> was the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya spontaneous, or did terrorists use protests over an antiislamic film as cover? >> opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding, they came with heavy weapons, which, unfortunately, are readily available in post revolutionary libya....
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gunman attacked the american consulate in benghazi resulting in including the ambassador, christopher stevens. >> this should shock people of all faiths around the world. >> at 10:09 p.m. our time, romney issued a statement saying it it was disgraceful the obama 's administration what -- not was to condemn attacks but sympathize with those who made the attacks. they quoted the obama administration saying the statement was not cleared by washington and does not reflect the views of the united states government. jack tapper recorded the same statement on abc news. they said romney's political faux pas was to hurt the pundit class without thinking seriously about the problems for american in the world. do you believe that? >> no. this is all more rum -- war room bluster. you have to attack. something happens and you attack right away. it's mindless. i do not think it will stick. >> earlier in the week, you said you would have told him to go and help. any second thoughts? >> no second thoughts. i believe the time when you gave completely vindicates what romney did. you said the statement was issu
gunman attacked the american consulate in benghazi resulting in including the ambassador, christopher stevens. >> this should shock people of all faiths around the world. >> at 10:09 p.m. our time, romney issued a statement saying it it was disgraceful the obama 's administration what -- not was to condemn attacks but sympathize with those who made the attacks. they quoted the obama administration saying the statement was not cleared by washington and does not reflect the views of...
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before stevens left the u.s., he spoke with steven browning. >> very earnest, and somewhat humbled by the task was about to undertake. i think he was very conscious of the enormity of the task. >> reporter: it was a dream come true for the bay area native. >> he was just a great, all around guy. one of those guys from school that just stood out. >> reporter: stevens graduated from the uc berkely in 1982 with a history major. >> it was a big shock. >> reporter: his former professor, david lavine remembers him as a confident man trying to promote peace. >> for the ambassador to go to that conflict, that shows you what kind of a guy he was. it just was completely unnecessary, of the sense of within his job description, but completely necessary in terms of the kind of guy he was. >> reporter: friends came with flowers today. >> i don't have much to offer today, but just as a friend reach out. >> reporter: stevens never married. his mother said he was a great son, uncle, and man. they will be flying to washington, d.c. tomorrow to prepare for the arrival of her son's body coming home. jana
before stevens left the u.s., he spoke with steven browning. >> very earnest, and somewhat humbled by the task was about to undertake. i think he was very conscious of the enormity of the task. >> reporter: it was a dream come true for the bay area native. >> he was just a great, all around guy. one of those guys from school that just stood out. >> reporter: stevens graduated from the uc berkely in 1982 with a history major. >> it was a big shock. >>...
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>> i attribute it partially to the courage of chris stevens. as you know, he lived in a hotel in benghazi during the fighting. as you know, it's pretty clear that security people should have given him more security, particularly in been ghazi. as you know, the country is divided very badly. there are far more islamic influence in that part of libya than tripoli. >> previously you mentioned people from the obama administration said they felt this wasn't a planned attack, an offshoot of this video. but the director of the national counterterrorism center said at a hearing today, attack in benghazi was "a terrorist attack." he didn't specify if it was preplanned or not. it goes beyond what we've heard before. how significant is that? >> i think it's significant that the secretary of the united nations would go on our networks and tell people things that are absolutely false and fly in the face of the facts. i think maybe the american people are owed an apology. but the most important thing is that we have to understand that this video was not the
>> i attribute it partially to the courage of chris stevens. as you know, he lived in a hotel in benghazi during the fighting. as you know, it's pretty clear that security people should have given him more security, particularly in been ghazi. as you know, the country is divided very badly. there are far more islamic influence in that part of libya than tripoli. >> previously you mentioned people from the obama administration said they felt this wasn't a planned attack, an offshoot...
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that his i'm basset in libya and three other officials were killed in the city of benghazi christopher stevens was visiting the u.s. consulate to when an armed mob stormed the compound in protest at an american film which is being called an insult to islam the latest from marty's middle east correspondent policia. i witness is who were there said that they heard gunfire coming from both libyan security forces and the attackers themselves and we have seen some reports at least suggesting that some half a dozen libyan security forces were taken from the scene in ambulances the american ambassador to this consulate in benghazi was the american envoy to the libyan opposition during the revolution in their country which is certainly does suggest that you now have a situation where the rebels are killing their own counterpart what we are witnessing more and more is increasing and raced and violence in these post of revolution countries that are receiving backing by the united states this storming and essentially the murder of the ambassador of the american consulate in benghazi comes just hours afte
that his i'm basset in libya and three other officials were killed in the city of benghazi christopher stevens was visiting the u.s. consulate to when an armed mob stormed the compound in protest at an american film which is being called an insult to islam the latest from marty's middle east correspondent policia. i witness is who were there said that they heard gunfire coming from both libyan security forces and the attackers themselves and we have seen some reports at least suggesting that...
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chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the countrye seed a he wig ihe le two weeks ago he travelled to benghazi to review plans to establish a new cultural center and modernize a hospital. that's when america's compound came under attack. along with three o his collgues, chris wasillen thy he helped to save. he was 52 years old. i tell you this story was chris stevens embodied the best of america. like his fellow foreign svice ofrs he built bridges across cultures and was deeply invested in the international cooperation that the united states represents. he acted with humility, but he also stood up for a set of principl, a belief tt indushou beeo determine their own destiny and live with liberty, dignity, justice, and opportuni. the attacks on the civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. we are grateful for the assistance we received from the libyan government and from the libyan people. there should be no doubt that we will be relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. and
chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the countrye seed a he wig ihe le two weeks ago he travelled to benghazi to review plans to establish a new cultural center and modernize a hospital. that's when america's compound came under attack. along with three o his collgues, chris wasillen thy he helped to save. he was 52 years old. i tell you this story was chris stevens embodied the best of america. like his fellow foreign svice ofrs he built bridges across cultures and was deeply...
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. >> the president made his message as much about the unjustified killing of ambassador chris stevens as he did of religious tolerance. >> we understand why people take offense to this video. people are going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. >> he still will not define the killings as an act of terror, mitt romney gas. >> -- mitt romney does. >> a voice of unspeakable evil and hatred has spoken out threatening israel. >> he believes the president is too soft on iran and has turned its back on israel. >> never apologize for america. america has been one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever known. >> ahmadinejad a. unflappable. >> we do have all defensive means at our disposal. >> test firing four missiles. >> the president came under verbal fire. >> hillary clinton will hold those one-on-one meetings. mitt romney got a bit of praise from the press. >> the vice-presidential candidates were in the battleground states today. vice-president biden attack the republican ticket, he says mitt romney is pushing for a boost in middle
. >> the president made his message as much about the unjustified killing of ambassador chris stevens as he did of religious tolerance. >> we understand why people take offense to this video. people are going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. >> he still will not define the killings as an act of terror, mitt romney gas. >> -- mitt romney does. >> a voice of unspeakable evil and hatred has spoken out threatening...
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he knew chris stevens. >> i knew ambassador stevens, chris, almost from the time he joined the foreign service back to 1991. one of the best and brightest he could work washington as well as he could work the hard places in the field. he was in all of them. cairo, damascus, jerusalem and several years in libya. he was brel yant and both at home and bureaucracy and abroad defending our interests yet one of the most good humored easy going unindividuals. many people lost a great diplomat and the libyan people lost a great advocate. >> should we respond with boots on the ground? t it is in response to the terrible act. >> it is a terrible act. we thiwe have to be careful in we respond. what we have to do is work with a living government that quickly denounced this awful crime. wref we have to bring our assets to bear with theirs and we have to track down those who are responsible or whoever this leads. we have to be careful not to react in a kind of way that is going to turn those who are sympathetic to us into our adversari adversaries. >>> i would not rule it out here is why. libby is a
he knew chris stevens. >> i knew ambassador stevens, chris, almost from the time he joined the foreign service back to 1991. one of the best and brightest he could work washington as well as he could work the hard places in the field. he was in all of them. cairo, damascus, jerusalem and several years in libya. he was brel yant and both at home and bureaucracy and abroad defending our interests yet one of the most good humored easy going unindividuals. many people lost a great diplomat...
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with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not cockiness. but confidence about him. and he was funny and great smile, and he was a friendly person and everyone liked him. he would come to my office hours and we would chat. >> he's one of the guys who stood out. a few stand out and chris was one of those. >> when he was a student in our civil prosodure class, was there any indication that he would go in international law or become enchanted by the middle east? >> he already had that love. he was interested in international law and going to foreign service at that point. it was going into the peace corp in morroco. turned him
with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not...
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with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not cockiness. but confidence about him. and he was funny and great smile, and he was a friendly person and everyone liked him. he would come to my office hours and we would chat. >> he's one of the guys who stood out. a few stand out and chris was one of those. >> when he was a student in our civil prosodure class, was there any indication that he would go in international law or become enchanted by the middle east? >> he already had that love. he was interested in international law and going to foreign service at that point. it was going into the peace corp in morroco. turned him
with us is david lavine who was ambassador stevens, law professor. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. i want to extend the condollences why the families on this very sad night. >> we certainly all do. it is a heart renderinguation for those families. but professor, when you first met the ambassador he was a law student. >> he was in my civil prosodure class in the mid80s. he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. not...
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it said, chris stevens was a friend to all libyans. chris stevens was a friend. that is the message these four patriots since. that is the message each of you ds every day, civilians, military, to people in every corner of the world. america is a friend who cares not just about our own country, not just about our own interests, about there is. even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that everyone deserves, whatever their creed, whatever their faith. that is the essence of american leadership. that is the freedom the best spirit that sets us apart. this was the work in benghazi and this is the work we will carry on. to you, their families and colleagues, to all americans, know this. their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. we will stand fast against violence on our diplomatic missions. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether
it said, chris stevens was a friend to all libyans. chris stevens was a friend. that is the message these four patriots since. that is the message each of you ds every day, civilians, military, to people in every corner of the world. america is a friend who cares not just about our own country, not just about our own interests, about there is. even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. we will never stop working for...
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welcome, steven. >> thank you for having me. the easiest way to think about it is to think of the history of the internet and e-mail and wikiped wikipedia. these are all things we rely on in all facets of society from the government to the private sector and yet they were all built by these peer networks, these decentralized groups of people collaborating in an open way without any kind of ownership over their idea, without any patents, just an open network collaboration that's created all of these things we now depend on. you know, if we were having this conversation 40 years ago and i said there's going to be the open nonpropry tairt collaboration that's going to build things, you would have said go back to your commune in california, right? but, in fact, now we can point to these things and say they do work, they've changed the planet in all these important ways, what else can they do. >> one of the things that marks your work is optimism. you talk northbound this work, when you're a doom seayer, naysayer, they look at you. i
welcome, steven. >> thank you for having me. the easiest way to think about it is to think of the history of the internet and e-mail and wikiped wikipedia. these are all things we rely on in all facets of society from the government to the private sector and yet they were all built by these peer networks, these decentralized groups of people collaborating in an open way without any kind of ownership over their idea, without any patents, just an open network collaboration that's created...
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i want to thank you and reflect elbe legacy of the late ambassador stevens. his tragic death and the killing of other u.s. officers has been extremely hard on not only the american people but the libyan people as well. the libyan american community between the two is morning at as well his loss and we pray for his family and for his friends, and we hope that the legacy of the investor is to continue. we must remain resolved to continue the good work he has started and the achievement of the outcome that is democratically ruled while with human rights and human dignity going to be the best that we could get to the great men and to his life. two weeks ago i was in libya and sure enough, the discussion centered mainly around the issue of security because of its importance. we were there when the demolition was taking place. and before that there were other ports. so he was concerned and we wanted to share that estimate of what does that mean that is one of the major deficits that we have in assessing how serious these turn of events that were taking place. today
i want to thank you and reflect elbe legacy of the late ambassador stevens. his tragic death and the killing of other u.s. officers has been extremely hard on not only the american people but the libyan people as well. the libyan american community between the two is morning at as well his loss and we pray for his family and for his friends, and we hope that the legacy of the investor is to continue. we must remain resolved to continue the good work he has started and the achievement of the...
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ambassador to libya, chris stevens. a source familiar with the ambassador says that before he died, chris stevens believed that his name was on an al qaeda hit list. a source also says that in the weeks and days before his death in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, stevens was worried about what he described as the never ending security threats in that city. also the u.s. counterterrorism chief is now calling that assault that killed stevens and three of his american colleagues a terrorist attack. and there are reports that a former detainee at guantanamo bay who was released and returned to libya may have, in fact, been the ringleader of benghazi attack. cnn has not yet been able to independently confirm that latter report. but our cnn national security contributor fred townsend joins us live. she's a member of the cia external advisory committee. she was also a personal friend of ambassador stevens and had visited libya with her employer. are your sources saying anything about this report, a series of rep
ambassador to libya, chris stevens. a source familiar with the ambassador says that before he died, chris stevens believed that his name was on an al qaeda hit list. a source also says that in the weeks and days before his death in that attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, stevens was worried about what he described as the never ending security threats in that city. also the u.s. counterterrorism chief is now calling that assault that killed stevens and three of his american colleagues a...